School Bus Driver Cleared of Accusations by Students - Safety - School Bus Fleet

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Authorities faulted students, rather than the driver, for a school bus incident here that reportedly sparked misleading accounts on social media. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office and paramedics responded to the incident on June 5 at 2:44 p.m. The bus was parked on a road, and the elementary students who were on board had unloaded. The Sheriff’s Office said children alleged that the school bus driver, a substitute, had made physical contact. An investigation began, and the students were loaded back onto the bus, with a different driver completing the route. As part of the investigation, the Sheriff’s Office and the Three Rivers School District reviewed video footage from the bus and conducted interviews. The next day, June 6, Sheriff Dave Daniel issued a press release that cleared the driver and cast blame on students. “No evidence of criminal wrong...